A Castleacre Ghost. In the current number of “The Eastern Counties Magazine” there is an interesting article on “Castleacre, Westacre, and Southacre,” in which the writer – under the somewhat quaint heading of “The Three
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire (1907)
Ghosts in a workhouse. The nurses at Hitchin Workhouse are rebelling against night duty, not because of the extra labour or the additional monotony it brings, but on account of the “agitation, mingled with a
Continue ReadingMaidstone, Kent (1909)
Members’ uncanny experience. The “South Eastern Gazette” is responsible for the following strange story: On Saturday night an incident of a remarkable kind occurred at one of the clubs of Maidstone. Sounds were heard of
Continue ReadingGenoa, Liguria, Italy (1905)
Genoa’s Affluent Ghost. Mysterious shedding of copper and silver. From our own correspondent. Genoa, Wednesday. – Genoa has its ghost, with this peculiarity – that people run after it instead of fleeing for their lives.
Continue ReadingWhitechapel, London (1904)
A Whitechapel Ghost. A coke throwing spirit in the ghetto. There is an epidemic of ghosts in England and Wales just now. The ghastly spectre of the Llynfi Valley, in Wales, is still at large,
Continue ReadingBallygarvan, Gusserane, County Wexford (1909)
The Ballygarvan Ghost Story. Not for a long time has anything occurred so favourable for writing about at length as the doings of a supposed ghost at Ballygarvan, but, unfortunately, it comes at a time
Continue ReadingEverton, Merseyside (1904)
An Everton Ghost Story. Considerable commotion was caused yesterday in William Henry-street, Everton, on a rumour that a sort of “spring-heel Jack” was pursuing his antics in that neighbourhood. The story, as it was passed
Continue ReadingMullaghmenagh, County Tyrone (1906)
More Ulster Ghosts. Haunted Farm House. Mysterious Fusilades of Stones. The Police Baffled. (Special Telegram) Belfast, Friday. An extraordinary affair is reported from Mullaghmena, a country district, about two miles from Omagh, Co. Tyrone. It
Continue ReadingMortlake, London (1906)
Mortlake Mystery. Workmen using a large stone shed on the bank of the Thames near Mortlake have been startled by strange noises, sharp as a rifle shot, as of something striking the corrugated iron roof.
Continue ReadingSt Helens, Merseyside (1905)
Spooks who throw bricks. The advent of “spooks” in St. Helens has made things lively there. The ghostly ones made their presence felt by mysterious stone-throwing. Folks near Kirkland-street have seen half-bricks, potatoes, cinders, and
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